*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bruckner/bethel_meck/menu.html Bethel Presbyterian Church] - family history &amp; genealogy of these church families. Church is located in Cornelius.&nbsp;

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*'''[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bruckner/bethel_meck/menu.html Bethel Presbyterian Church]''' - family history &amp; genealogy of these church families. Church is located in Cornelius.

*Tompkins, Daniel Augustus. ''History of Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte: From 1740 to 1903'', 2 vols. Charlotte, North Carolina: Observer Printing House, 1903-1904. Available at {{FHL|192976|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital versions of Vol. 1 at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH19,9638 BYU Family History Archives] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=z3IlAAAAMAAJ Google&nbsp;Books] (full-view) and&nbsp;of Vol. 2 at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH19,225 BYU Family History Archives] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=w8olAAAAMAAJ Google Books] (full-view).

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*Tompkins, Daniel Augustus. ''History of Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte: From 1740 to 1903'', 2 vols. Charlotte, North Carolina: Observer Printing House, 1903-1904. Available at {{FSbook|87554}}; {{FHL|192976|title-id|disp=FHL}}; Vol. 1 and [http://books.google.com/books?id=z3IlAAAAMAAJ Google&nbsp;Books] (full-view) and&nbsp;of Vol. 2 at {{FSbook|87531}}; and [http://books.google.com/books?id=w8olAAAAMAAJ Google Books] (full-view).

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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/mecklenburgmilitary.html Various military records] - via the NCGenWeb Archives

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/mecklenburgmilitary.html Various military records] - via the NCGenWeb Archives

*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/titles/places/north_carolina/Mecklenburg/ Mecklenburg county newspapers] - a listing of newspapers published in the county &amp; libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress.

*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/titles/places/north_carolina/Mecklenburg/ Mecklenburg county newspapers] - a listing of newspapers published in the county &amp; libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress.

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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/mecklenburgnews.html Misc. Newspaper transcriptions] - various years, user submitted to the NCGenWeb Archives

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/mecklenburgnews.html Misc. Newspaper transcriptions] - various years, user submitted to the NCGenWeb Archives

*'''1763-1965''' - {{RecordSearch|1867501|Will Books A to Z and 1 to 28 (1763-1965)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/mecklenburgwills.html Will &amp; Estate records] - transcribed and submitted by volunteers to the NCGenWeb Archives

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/mecklenburgwills.html Will &amp; Estate records] - transcribed and submitted by volunteers to the NCGenWeb Archives

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*[http://archives.ncdcr.gov/records_county.htm Mecklenburg County Wills] - index list of names of wills held by the NC State Library. &nbsp;When you go to the page, scroll down to the list of wills from Mecklenburg County.

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*[http://archives.ncdcr.gov/records_county.htm Mecklenburg County Wills] - index list of names of wills held by the NC State Library. &nbsp;When you go to the page, scroll down to the list of wills from Mecklenburg County.

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/mecklenburgmarriages.html Mecklenburg County marriages A-K] &nbsp;- various years; submitted to the NCGenWeb Archives

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/mecklenburgmarriages.html Mecklenburg County marriages A-K] &nbsp;- various years; submitted to the NCGenWeb Archives

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/mecklenburgmarriages2.html Mecklenburg County marriages L-Z] - various years; submitted to the NCGenWeb Archives

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/mecklenburgmarriages2.html Mecklenburg County marriages L-Z] - various years; submitted to the NCGenWeb Archives

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*[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675484&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979] - search this database of marriages from across the state - images included; via FamilySearch

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*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1726957 North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979] - search this database of marriages from across the state - images included; via FamilySearch

*[http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOBOX1=N.C.+Family+Records+Collection&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP2=all&CISOBOX2=broughton,+carrie+l.,+1879-1957.&CISOFIELD2=creato&CISOROOT=all&t=s Mecklenburg County marriages ]- may be included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register &amp; State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.

*[http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOBOX1=N.C.+Family+Records+Collection&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP2=all&CISOBOX2=broughton,+carrie+l.,+1879-1957.&CISOFIELD2=creato&CISOROOT=all&t=s Mecklenburg County marriages ]- may be included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register &amp; State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.

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*[http://www.cmstory.org/divorces/ Mecklenburg County Divorces, 1846-1969] - index includes the&nbsp;name of the plaintiff, the defendant and the year of the divorce;&nbsp;created by the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County

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*[http://www.cmstory.org/divorces/ Mecklenburg County Divorces, 1846-1969] - index includes the&nbsp;name of the plaintiff, the defendant and the year of the divorce;&nbsp;created by the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County

County Courthouse

Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1913marriage records from 1850 and land from 1763Clerk Superiro Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1930[1]

History

Parent County

1762--Mecklenburg County was created 3 November 1762 from Anson County. It was named for the German homeland of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Streliz, the wife of King George III. [2]County seat: Charlotte [3]

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

African-Americans

Freedman Bank Records, 1865-1874 - search this freely available database for bank records of African-American individuals. This database includes records from all 29 branches of the bank. North Carolina bank locations included Wilmington, Raleigh & New Bern.

Directories

Several NC state business directories are available online. Visit this list of directories, open the directory, and navigate to Mecklenburg County. Directories include information on area businesses and citizens.

Mecklenburg County marriages - may be included throughout Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register & State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searchable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.

Deaths

Misc. county deaths - deaths extracted from newspapers with relevance to Mecklenburg county; link takes you to a name index. Provided via the NC Newspeople in the Papers database. Late 1800s/early 1900s.

↑Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the Early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.